Question

Which of the following statements best summarizes the rise of nationalism in Europe?(1 point)
Responses

At the Berlin Conference of 1884, European nations cooperated by trying to establish rules for African conquest.
At the Berlin Conference of 1884, European nations cooperated by trying to establish rules for African conquest.

Large armies and navies, along with extensive colonial holdings, helped to define European national greatness.
Large armies and navies, along with extensive colonial holdings, helped to define European national greatness.

Germany and Great Britain engaged in a naval arms race.
Germany and Great Britain engaged in a naval arms race.

Hiram Maxim invented the machine gun.

Answer 1

Large armies and navies, along with extensive colonial holdings, helped to define European national greatness.

This choice best captures how nationalism drove competition for military strength and empire as measures of a nation’s power and prestige.